January 04, 2011

A bunch of us embarked on a weight loss journey and here is my tip for the day on portion control. Often, we learn a portion size and over time, that size begins to increase and increase until it's not even remotely the same amount of points or calories.

Tip 1: Measure every month to keep the portion size fresh in your mind. Half a cup of cut up fruit looks like this:

Tip 2: Use bowls with measurements already marked in them! This takes the guess work out of the whole measurement game.

December 31, 2010

So are you one of those really organized types that has up-to-date scrapbooks overflowing with all the memories you've accumulated over the span of your lifetime? Or, are you a little more like me with a few scrapbooks finished, a few pictures printed out and just about NO TIME to catch up on the rest? Of course, this causes guilt until I remember that I post the most important pics on Facebook... that's doing something, right?

I know we are all taking pictures... just what exactly is happening with those pictures after they get taken?

December 30, 2010

It was barely licked. During a loop through the house straightening up and turning off unnecessary lights I found it placed on the bathroom counter, where I can only guess one of the sisters set it right before bath time. Why it was forgotten, I'll never know, but any Mom of young children would just nod her head and put it on an extensive list of random things she's found in random places around the house.

One day, we'll look around our empty house and wonder where the time went... But for now... you never know what you'll find!

You may have seen in my Bio that I'm from Hawaii (yes, white people can be born and raised in Hawaii). I lived there 27 years before my husband dragged me away to start a business here in the South. I absolutely LOVE the life we are living and I wouldn't trade it for the world, but there are things I definitely miss about the islands.

Most people that leave miss the tropical weather, the aloha spirit, the beautiful scenery and the laid back lifestyle...but the thing we miss most of all is the FOOD!!!

This is the Musubi. It's a piece of fried and often marinated spam over a bed of rice wrapped in Nori (seaweed). This is comfort food at its best. You wouldn't dare go to the beach without stopping by 7'11 for a Super Big Gulp and one or two Spam Musubis, and a picnic just isn't a picnic unless you've brought a cooler full of these. I think Shakespeare said it best: "To musubi or not to musubi... that is the question." I musubi, Shakespeare, I musubi.